In information visualization and graphic design, Truchet tiles are square tiles decorated with patterns that are not rotationally symmetric. When placed within a square tiling of the plane, they can form varied patterns, and the orientation of each tile can be used to visualize information associated with the tile's position within the tiling. Truchet tiles were first described in a 1704 memoir by Sébastien Truchet entitled "Memoir sur les Combinaisons", and were popularized in 1987 by Cyril Stan...

And from there...

stephen_schenck
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2014-06-10T19:27:25Z —
#6

Optical illusions, tanks: this is the era of new meanings. Forget what dictionaries told you. And don't forget to share on Faceter, Pinterchat, and MyTwit!

Clau_Schwa
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2014-06-14T15:54:11Z —
#7

So I'm totally ignorant on this, but wouldn't he find Ant Country, given time?

KipTW
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2014-06-14T16:13:45Z —
#8

It's a sailboat! No, a dolphin!

Unicorn?

gadgetgirl02
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2014-06-15T01:57:42Z —
#9

Never mind the GIF -- wouldn't it be cool to use all of these as quilt blocks? I'm sure some of them already are.

pesco
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2014-06-15T18:18:26Z —
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